“Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me” (Psalm 59:1)

September 15, 2011

Sometimes we need a protector. Someone to stand guard while we sleep. Call on the Lord. He will defend you. He knows what is needed and when. Let Him defend your cause.

“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge” (Proverbs 23:12)

September 14, 2011

For real change to take place we must move knowledge from our heads to our hearts. All of us know better than we do. What we all need is heart change. Better to know and do one thing right than to know many things and do none of them. Pray for heart application.

“I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills his purpose for me” (Psalm 57:2)

September 13, 2011

David had a sense of God’s calling on his life. He wanted to live into that calling fully. He delighted to be what God wanted him to be. Do you believe God has a purpose for you? Do you pray for God’s will to be fulfilled in you? Or are you still asking for your own way?

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit” (Isaiah 11:1)

September 12, 2011

A messianic prophecy. After the tree of Israel is but a stump, then the Messiah would come. This prophecy was fulfilled in Christ. He is the Branch that bears fruit. We are grafted into this tree by adoption. Believing into His Name we are God’s children.

“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you” (Psalm 55:22)

September 11, 2011

Are you burdened by a load of care? Do you stoop under its load and feel unable to go on? Why not give them to the One who is able? Stop trying to tough it out and suck it up. Give your cares, worries, and troubles to God. He can carry them and you. Learn to lean.

“I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (Isaiah 6:8)

September 10, 2011

God still calls. Who will hear it? Who will be like Isaiah and answer “Send me!” Not many, I think. Too many have ears for this world’s security and call. Only a few will hear and answer the Lord. What are you doing with your life?

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20)

September 9, 2011

There is a tendency for humanity to devolve (Not evolve. We’re not getting better.) when the Lord is no longer their God. Unanchored and adrift, their moral compasses reverse poles. North becomes South and vice versa. They celebrate their deviancy and call it freedom. Really, it’s slavery.

“We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5)

September 8, 2011

Are you having trouble praying because of wandering thoughts? Try praying empty before praying full. Pray out every troublesome thought to God. Name every fear and worry to Him. Pray until your mind is quiet. Then pray to be filled with God’s thinking. Be filled with the Spirit.

“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared” (Proverbs 22:24-25)

September 7, 2011

Uncontrolled anger is like a forest fire. It consumes all who come near it. Why do we get angry? Usually because we do not get our way or our ego is offended. Are you angry today?

“Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you” (2 Cor. 8:24)

September 6, 2011

Paul challenges the Corinthian church to let their giving be proof of their love. No one should have to encourage our giving to the one we love. Loving and giving are linked. God so loved that He gave. Our giving, or lack thereof, indicates our love of God.